EAKEY'S AND EOCKWELL'S METHODS OF 



TRAINING YOUNG AND OBSTINATE 



HORSES. 



(1) INTEODUCTION. 



Rarey's and Rockwell's methods, being decidedly 

 superior to other methods, are based on an exact 

 knowledge of the individuality and the peculiar 

 nature of the horse. Therefore, and because they 

 are the result of many experiments, and because of 

 a close scrutiny of the different methods heretofore 

 in use, they deserve to be pronounced the best. 



Before proceeding any further, it will be necessary 

 to make the reader aware of a wide-spread mistake 

 in the taming of wild and vicious horses, viz ; 



(2) FALSE VIEWS OF THE HABIT OF HORSES TO SMELL 

 AT UNACCUSTOMED OBJECTS. 



There exists a prevalent opinion amongst horse- 

 men, that the scent is the leading sense of the horse. 

 Based on this opinion. Toucher and other horse- 

 tamers, have recommended that strong smelling oils 

 and other substances be blown into horses, nostrils 

 for the purpose of training them. Other ways are, to 

 blow in the breath, or to moisten the hand with the 

 perspiration from under the arm and to hold it 



